Tag: Livestock Farming

B is for Bolus

.Reading time 6 minutes.

It’s day 2 of this Farm Dictionary themed Advent Calendar, and I thought since it’s coming up to the time where we need to mineral bolus the cattle here, that would be a good topic for the letter B. Bolus – Object deposited down the throat of a cow or sheep which remains in its stomach […]

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A is for A.I.

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Happy December folks, and welcome to the first instalment of Blogmas 2021! Yes, it may not have been my best idea in the world to commit to this after being a pretty rubbish blogger this year, but hey, we’ll give it a go. I’ve set myself a bit of a challenge this year to try […]

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Cull Cows

.Reading time 10 minutes.
A black cow standing with her mouth half open in a grass field that's a bit muddy

Culling breeding livestock seems like a bit of a taboo subject to talk about, so of course, I’m diving straight in…

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All Things Cattle Breeding

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Ask 10 different farmers which is the best breed of cattle, or any other livestock, to keep, and you’ll get 10 different answers. But why are there so many breeds, and how do people decide which to keep?

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Calving 2020

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While most of the world has stood still, the cows (and the humans) have been as busy as ever here. So, I thought it was time to give you a recap of this year’s calving season, complete with some calf spam to brighten your day!

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Another Blow for British Agriculture

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Today, I’m disappointed.
I’m disappointed the majority of our government, including our Prime Minister, voted NOT to make crucial amendments to the Agriculture Bill in parliament, yesterday. Amendments to protect our shelves from imports of food produced in ways which are illegal here.
Food safety standards affect everyone, and here’s why…

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Meet The Moo Monday

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On the first Monday of 2020, I started doing ‘Meet The Moo Monday’ on my blog’s social media accounts. (It actually popped into my head around last November. Every week, I told myself I’d start it, but kept getting cold feet.) What is it? Meet The Moo Monday began as an excuse to introduce our […]

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The End of an Era

.Reading time 8 minutes.
Black & white photo. Two shire horses, a black one and a grey one, standing around a well in a field, on a farm, with four people. The black one has one of the people sitting on it and the grey is drinking from the well.

A glance at the past, with photos from an almost forgotten time, as one of the final ties to my ancestors comes to an end, and a look into the reasons why…

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